WWELCOMEELCOME toto thethe 22nd22nd BrighstoneBrighstone ChristmasChristmas TreeTree Festival.Festival. 6th - 9th December 2018 Viewing at ALL seven venues from 10am to 5pm until Dec 9th and then in St Mary’s Church & The Isle of Wight Pearl and also in the Methodist Chapel. ( See page 3 footnote) until December 31st See inside programme for details of all concerts and performances Between Dec 6th and Dec 15th The Churches and Residents of Brighstone, Hulverstone, Mottistone and Brook extend to you a very warm welcome to our Community. REFRESHMENTS At various venues between Dec 6th and 9th 10am - 5pm Thurs, Fri, Saturday in the Wilberforce Hall; Sunday in the Scout Centre (behind the Wilberforce Hall) NB. Saturday Soup, Bread & Cheese 12 - 2.30 pm in the Scout Centre. The Three Bishops and The Isle of Wight Pearl open all day from 10am. Free Glass of mulled wine in the Social Club (while stocks last) (Courtesy of IoW Pearl). Fresh Crepes in Scout Centre on Sunday 1.30 -3.30pm ATTRACTIONS Musical Entertainment - Handbell Ringing - Concerts. - Carol Singing. Children’s Mini Xmas Trees in the Library - Craft Fairs - Cake and Biscuits Raffle. Lace making Demonstration (Sat) -IoW Pearl . Mini Market (Sat & Sun) Hand Patchwork demonstration (Sun) - IoW Pearl New for 2018 Face-painting with Nicky IoW. Sat & Sun 10.30am - 3pm - IoW Pearl Come and meet Santa in the Winter Wonderland (Sat & Sun) 10.30am - 4pm (New Rd, Brighstone between St Mary’s Church (C) & The Methodist Church (B)) The Venues FREE PARK & RIDE between The Isle of Wight Pearl, on the Military Rd and Brighstone Methodist Church Every 20 minutes FREE FYT BUS SHUTTLE SERVICE Regular Shuttle Service between the centre of Brighstone and Mottistone. A - Isle of Wight Pearl Onboard Donations B - Methodist Church welcomed - Winter Wonderland C - St Mary’s Church CAR PARKING D - Three Bishops Pub. Wilberforce Hall & Library In Brighstone at E - Social Club Warnes Lane Car Park; F - Mottistone Church Brighstone Social Club; The Methodist Chapel; Isle of Wight Pearl; Brighstone Holiday Centre And at the National Trust Mottistone Wheelchair access at all venues -limited access at Mottistone If you wish to travel by Bus to the Festival. Newport, Shorwell, Brighstone, Mottistone, Freshwater Bay, Freshwater, Totland, Alum Bay 0800 -1830 Mon - Fri Service and network charges may apply Times correct at time of going to press. Please refer www.islandbuses.info For up to date times. This event has been made possible thanks to the work of many people. We hope you enjoy your time in our villages. A big “Thank you” to all our exhibitors, and to the many helpers who have worked tirelessly to ensure your enjoyment of the Festival. All proceeds will go to local and national charities. Further Information at www.bxtf.org. or E-mail [email protected]. or see us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Brighstonechristmastreefestival ChristmasChristmas CelebrationsCelebrations inin ourour VillagesVillages.. Wednesday December 5th: 7.00pm Hospice “Light up a Life” Carol Service. Tree Lighting by Mr Nigel Hartley CEO of The Mountbatten Hospice with The High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight, Mrs Gioia Minghella-Giddens and Cllr Lora Peacey-Wilcox. Chair of the IoW Council with Other Members of the IoW Council. – Brighstone Church Thursday December 6th: 3.30pm Carols with Brighstone Schoolchildren, and lighting of the Tree With the Isle of Wight Motto “All this beauty is of God” by Lizzie Wade. Manager. The Isle of Wight Pearl – Methodist Church Friday December 7th: 3.00 - 6.00pm Brighstone School Christmas Fair – at the School 10.00am - 4.00pm Christmas Gift & Craft Fair – Scout Centre 2.00-3.00pm The Chillerton Players Clarinet Group – Brighstone Church. 4.00pm Carols with “The Village Society” – Wilberforce Hall in the presence of Mr Bob Seely MP MBE Saturday December 8th: 3.30pm - 4.45pm Brighstone Bellringers. 4.30pm Carols, crib blessing and hand-bell ringing with Niton Handbells in the presence of Mrs Gioia Minghella-Giddens, Isle of Wight High Sheriff and Sir Charles Nicholson Bt – Mottistone Church Sunday December 9th: 2.30 - 3.30pm “Rhymes & Chimes of Christmas” – Brighstone Church 7.00pm Stars of Wonder Concert - Brighstone Church – A musical extravaganza full of festive flavour and variety in aid of SWAY (South Wight Area Youth). Tuesday December 11th: 2.30 pm The Credorer Ensemble- Seasonal Instrumental Music – The Isle of Wight Pearl Thursday December 13th 7.30pm Slipshod Singers/Brighstone Barnacles in Concert – Brighstone Church Saturday December 15th 7.30pm The ever popular Military Band Concert with Sandown & Shanklin Military Band in the presence of Lt Col Sir Guy Acland Bt LVO DL Isle of Wight Chairman of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity Proceeds in aid of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity – Brighstone Church. NB. All venues open between Dec 6th and 9th. Than some venues will remain open until December 31st Brighstone Church, The Isle of Wight Pearl open daily In addition the Methodist Church can be opened on request. Please contact Robert & Rosemary Gordon on 741204 or Brian or Bev Attwood on 741519. We wish all visitors a very peaceful Christmas. Thank you for your support The Exhibits The Isle of Wight Pearl Brighstone Health Walking Group Pet Doctors British Divers Marine Life Rescue Pied à Tree Cats Protection Priory School OLW- The Cabin School Chessell Woodyard Ltd Priory School OLW, Film Studies Chillerton Players Red Funnel Christians Together in Brighstone Sail 4 Cancer Cruse Bereavement Care Sandown Bowls & Sports Club #Golivegranny tree Southern Co-operative Funeral Care Greenhaven - Greenmount School St George’s School Guide Dogs for the Blind The Ancient Order of Foresters Court 1821 Inglefield Nursing & Residential Home The Domellie Bridal Studio IoW Motor Caravaners Club The Isle of Wight College Pathways Program IoW Prostate Cancer Support Group The New Avenues Group IoW Riding for the Disabled Vectis Corps of Drums Island Free School Vectis 40s Vintage IWC Fostering & Adoption Vectis Quilters Isle of Wight Beach Cleaning Volunteers Vectis Sunrise Rotary Club John’s Club Vectis Ventures - Blackgang Chine King Textiles Vectis Ventures - Robin Hill Lacemakers of the Wight Vibration Works Monday Prayer Group Way Out West Explorer Unit, Yarmouth Morrison Supermarkets West Wight Timebank Needles National Coastwatch Institution West Wight Sports Centre NHS Reablement & GYLA Group Wight Aviation Museum Personalize Wight Squirrel Project The Wilberforce Hall 1-2-1 Hairdressing IoW Special Olympics 6th Newport Scouts IoW Steam Railway 11th Newport Guides IoW Zoo 1st Yarmouth Beavers & Cubs Joe Ellis Trust Age Uk -Living Well Newport Lions Birthwight Niton & District Camera Club Brighstone Busy Bodies On the Edge Graphics Brighstone & District Horticultural Society Sight for Wight Brighstone Lawn Tennis Club SSAFA Brighstone Village Society The FYT Bus Charity Shop Tree Carers Uk The Robert Hooke Society Freshwater Central WI Vecta Lodge of Oddfellows IoW Morris Minor Owners Club West Wight Rotary Club IoW National Autistic Society YMCA Young Carers St Mary’s Church. 1st Brighstone Beavers Healthwatch IoW 1st Brighstone & Shorwell Brownies Hose Rhodes & Dickson Brighstone Cubs Independent Arts Brighstone Explorers IoW Caledonian Society Brighstone Guides IoW Motor Neurone Association Brighstone Scouts IoW Parkinson’s Association Alzheimer’s Café IoW Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers Amnesty International IoW Sands Border Karen Ministry Nature Therapy Brighstone Bellringers (Tower display) Raise the Roof Brighstone Community Library South Wight Area Youth (SWAY) Brighstone Grange Residential Home South Wight Medical Practice Brighstone & District Royal British Legion St Mary’s Church PCC Brighstone Handbells St Saviours Choir Brighstone WI The Children’s Society Compassion in World Farming The Five Villages Christian Aid Group CERYS - International Scouting Tree The Isle of Wight Council CAMEO The Mountbatten Hospice Christ The King College The IoW Law Society Clic Sargent The Isle of Wight MP’s Tree Coeliac Awareness The Isle of Wight Pearl Cystic Fibrosis Trust Wayside Herbs Freshwater Independent Lifeboat Wessex Cancer Trust Support Centre Friends of St Mary’s Hospital West Wight Alpacas Grange Farm West Wight Floral Arts Society Hants & IoW Air Ambulance Wight Brainy Bunch Brighstone Primary School Key Stages 1; 2 & Year 6; IoW NHS Trust Ambulance Training & Community Response Services Brighstone Methodist Church 1st Brighstone Rainbow Guides IoW Foodbank Ability Dogs 4 Young People Medina House School Action on Hearing Loss Niton Pre-School Brighstone Community Coffee Morning Phoenix Project Brighstone Methodists Rutherford Eye Care Brighstone Pre-School Teddies and more. Brighstone Village Art Group The Donkey Sanctuary Carisbrooke Priory The Quakers Cuddly Bears Pre-School Group Vectis Astronomical Society Gideons International Watson, Bull & Porter Freshwater Bay Residents Association NHS IoW Breast Screening Unit The Three Bishops Amey The Footprint Trust Creekside WI The Peace Tree Friends of Ryde Library The Pituitary Foundation IoW Citizens Advice Bureau The Pepperpot Players Drama Group IoW Jamboree Scouts 2019 The Three Bishops Trees IWC Trading Standards Ventnor Lions The FYT Bus Community Minibus Service WOW Women’s Centre Brighstone Social Club. Asda Patrick Hayes Tree Brighstone Social Club RSPCA Eastern Promise Belly Dance Tree Queensgate Primary School Harwoods of Yarmouth Sevenacres (Afton Ward) IoW Fire & Rescue - Blue Watch Sevenacres (Osborne & Seagrove Wards)